Apparatus for composing and casting type.



H. J. S. GlLBERT-STRINGE]; -&P. W DRUITT. APPARATUS FOR GOMPOSING ANDCASTING TYPE.

APPLICATION FILED T13R12, 1910.

1,074,546., Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 1,

H. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGER & P. W. DRUITT.

APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING AND CASTING TYPE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.12,1910.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

9 SHBETSSHEBT 2.

:Percy w i h 'a J. S GILBERT-STEINGER & P. W. DRUITT. APPARATUS FORGOMPOSING AND CASTING TYPE.

APPLIGATIQN FILED FEB.12,1910.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

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' H. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGBR & P. W. DRUITI.

APPARATUS FOR OOMPOSING AND CASTING TYPE. APPLIOATION FILED 312.12,1910.

1,074,546, Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

9 SHEETSr-SHEET 4.

H. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGER & P. W. DRUITT.

APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING AND CASTING TYPE. APPLICATION FILED FIIB. 12,1910. 1,074;54 Patented Sept.30,1913.

Q'SHEETS-QHEBT 5.

H. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGBR & P. W. DRUITT.

APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING AND CASTING TYPE.

APPLICATIONJILED FEB. 12, 1910.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913. A

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d. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGERW P. W. DRUITT.

APPARATUS FOR OOMITOS ING AND CASTING TYPE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12,1910.

Patented Sept. 30,1913.

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H. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGER 8; P. W. DRUITT. APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING ANDCASTING TYPE.

' APPLICATION FILED PEB.12,1910. 1 074 546 Patented Sept. 30, 19 13.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

H. J. S. GILBERT-STRINGBR & P. W. DRUITT.

I APPARATUS FOR GOMPOSING AND CASTING TYPE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 12, 1910. 1,074,546. U Patented Sept. 1913.

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vation. Fi 3 is a lan view. Fi 4 a ver-- 1 largod scale with justifyingvise removed.

6 and 7 lll ll fililli l? HENRY JAMES SYDNEY DRUITT, or MITGHAM,-ENGLAND. A

' oi "gm GILBEET-ST-RINGER. E BRIGHTON, AND PERCY WAL-TEB SSIGNGRS.MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 Ell} WARD HERON ALLEN AND ARTHUR FRANK 13EFONBLANQUE, BOTH 03? LQNDQN,

ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOB, Ci 'liiffifillllli} AINQ QASTENE? TYPE.

i Application filed Eebrnary 12, 131-).

.To oZZ whom "('25 may concern 'iype, of which the following is aspecification.

The primary oh ecis of this invention are to construct a lnarhine forcomposing and casting type of the kind described in the specificationsto British Letiers Paioni Hos. 1903 of 1900 and 154168 of 19053 whichwill lie able to deal with type of any ordinary body and set up lines ofany measure within considerable limits, and this without;involvpeci'fication of Letters Siaient.

ing any appreciable delay in changing from one font of type to anotheror from one measure to another, and further to increase the certainty ofaction and the elliciency generally of such machines. Thus, in. a Inachine actually constructed. it has become possible by means of theimprovements in construction hereinafter described to deal with type ofany body between and including ruby and pica, and losot in) lines offrom ems to 40 eins and these limits may even be exceeded. y

The various improvenienis which constiinto the present invention will hereferred to substantially the order in which they come into'operation inthe use of the n1achine, and are illustrated in the accompany ingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a machine for composing and castingtype embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side eh ticaltransverse section on line 9 I),

-1-4 of Fig. in. 5 a part front elevation on cnfront and side elevationsoi aiiiother partshowing the first clevalor and the jiilstifying spacematrix i'lislrihniing rncc, Fig. 8 aside elevaiiion of another partshowing the line shaft stop and driving. .nierhanisin of the assemblingl r, Fig. 5. o i front elevation of the justifying vise, 10 a frontelevation of another part (with l L. i of man-ices h 1 and sectionthrough .tional elevrtion of oniation and separafion, plnn shi'rwing themeal o v 19 and the justifying raceway, elcvalioi'i ofpart or". themachine showing fthe distrihuter box, 22 a perspective view showing theduring separafior prior to hoisting to disfnisin. Fig. 2% a 7 showingadjustable locking mechanism, F

Patented slept. Serial no. 5%,566.

part broken) showing the metal potand pomp, rig. ll an "iiIlOil of rhomold and mold hrar-liiet and intermediate type race galley, Fig. 19 aplan 1* l3 a transverse seeview of the same, I

galley, F 13: an end ;ele*ation oi? the galley stop not shown in 1.3.Fig. A a perspective view 0 detail of a longitudinal section showinggalley shaft driving mechanism Figsfl l, l'i', side and i id elevationsof the casting ft stop, lg. if; a detail View perspective) showingassembly hex, Fig. 19 perspective view of the n CilfilllSll] for holdingand guiding matr ces during pres- Qt) a sectional hown in Fig. Fig. roarrelation of the matrices trihntor bar, justifying space 23 side and endviews of matrix releasing mechasection of i.istrfying slide 25 a, detailshowin i: the releasing. mechanism .1!

for the pawls he addendum apparatus.

T he firstv of he inlprovemenis comprised in the present invention is tomount part of the front wall a of the assembly box 6/; (Figs. 3, 5, 18)with a certain vertical freedom which enables it, while normally urgedby spring a into the guiding position, to be uu'ton'mtically retractedby the engagement of a pin a at the foot of ihe niovahie partof the walla with a. fixed cam device a. when The asseniliily box is shiftedoutward into ulineinent with the justifying raceway I2 so as to providethe clearance necessary for the fixed jaw 7/ of the justifying rise 7)(Figs. 3 and 9) to return to its extreme right-hand position prior to(doing over the matrices. The remaining part a of the front wall isrigid with the end wall a of 'the assoinhlv hox. The vise 7, carryingthe lined jaw F and iho mova'olo in w 5 is slidahly mounioil on thelongitudinal bar a the ends of which are suitahly jonrnalod in the frameso that ihe vise run he oscillated it hc a. m" the hair 1. il'hen a lineaher-n r onil lwl the \iso .i-lhl to'ils extrenic rig 6 hand position, i

n linslinent of the inter-' laterally jaws being simultaneously openedby the engagement of the movable jaw b with a step b longitudinallyadjustable on the frame. The vise is then swung backward toward theassembly box, the jaws embracing the line of matrices and the movablejaw I), being released from engagement with the stop b closing on theline to grip the matrices. The front edge of the rear guidmg wall a(Figs. 5 and 18) acts as a stop for the movable abutment 0 against whichthe matrices are delivered and which has a projecting part 0 sopositioned that it can approach close to the star wheel 0 which thruststhe matrices forward in the assembly box. The rear wall a is not mountedon the assembly box but on the fixed frame so that when the assembly boxa is shifted outward the rear guide wall a will not encounter theabutment 0, should there be no matrices in the assembly box.

Another improvement relating to the delivery of the space matrices tothe assembly box a is due to the fact that the space key has not only toactuate the usual mechanism for releasing the space matrices, viz. thelink (1 which is operated by the eccentric carriage (2 (Fig. 28) in theusual way on depressing the space key, the lever d, link cl and latch(P, Fig. 5, but also through this releasing mechanism has to operate theaddendum mechanism which determines and registers the excess thicknessintroduced into the line for justification, and it is found that theadditional duty thus thrown on the actuating mechanism results in therapid destruction of one of the elements of this mechanism, viz., acontinuously rotating india-rubber roller 6 through which the releasingmechanism is operated. To obviate this defect that part e (Fig. 23) ofthis roller which actuates the space matrix releasing mechanism is madeof hard material such as vulcanized fiber and the contacting surfaces ofthe fiber roller and its cooperating cam device e (Fig. 23) are groovedor V-shaped so as to increase the friction between them.

A pointer 0 fixed on a carriage c which is slidably adjustable on a bar0'' extending rearwardly from the abutment 0 (Figs. 1 and 5) is set withrespect to a scale (one of a series of scales corresponding to differentfonts of type and preferably formed on the I is given by this pointer oran sides of a polygonal bar 0 rotatably mounted on the frame) todetermine the measure of the line, and the indication to the operatorthat the correct measure has been reached equivalent pointer on the samecarriage being brought approximately into register with an index fcarried by the addendum rod or rack f. His attention is called to thefact that he is approaching the limit of the line by means .of atripping device a mounted on the carriage (preferably adjustably) whichactuatcs a bell f carrieo oy the addendum rack. On the bell beingsounded he completes the line with due regard to good spacing. In orderto prevent backward movement of the abutment 0 during the feeding of thecharacter and space matrices the rearwardly extending bar 0'' has a finetoothed rack a which cooperates with a pawl c suitably mounted on theframe to prevent such backward movement. This pawl is released to allowthe abutment 0 to be returned by a weight 0 or a spring to its initialposition simultaneously with the release of the driving and locatingpawls f, f respectively of the addendum rack and by means of the samemechanism which is actuated by the return movement of the assembly box afrom the justifying to the assembling plane, viz. through pin a carriedby a lug on the assembly box engaging a spring urged latch g (Figs. 5,18, and 25), and forcing it against a stop 9 on lever g, therebydisplacing levcr g and rod 9 toward the right, to shift the releasingcams g, 9 (Fig. 5) which lift the various pawls 0, f 1 out of engagementwith their respective racks e and f. The justifying raceway it has twopairs of rails, an upper pair indicated at h and a lower pair indicatedat h (Fig. 5). The top front rail h (Figs. 5 and 20) of the upper pairof the two pairs of rails of the justifying raceway h is hinged at h atthe end nearest. the assembly box a and spring urged at the other end byspring it so as to exert pressure upon the leading matrices in transitfrom the justifying vise I) to the separating mechanism.

In order that the speed of the casting apparatus may conform more orless with the size of the type which is to be cast, a change speed gear2" (Fig. 4) of a suitable character and number of steps is interposedbetween the clutch on the driving shaft 11 through which the castingshaft j is driven by the chain 2' and sprocket z" or other gear. By thismeans the speed at Which the casting mechanism is driven may be variedto suit requirements without affecting the speed of the mechanismcontrolling or effecting the assembling and re-distribution of the mat--rices and the handling of the cast type.

The assembly box slide a (Fig. 8), by which the assembly box is pushedoutward from the position shown in full lines to the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 8, thus bringing the line of matrices into thejustifying position, is driven from the line shaft is, 2 e. the shaftwhich effects the various movements of the line of matrices, through alink a, 'connectedwith a lever 41. which is suitably fulcrumed on theframe and is actuated through a spring a by means of a cam 7.: on theline shaft acting through lever W, the spring being of sufficientstrength to drive the lever under normal conditions and i of iiiicientrange stonpnge it can absorb the full lnovnnieni (if the mm. In thepreferred construction the spring is interposed hetween :1 lug a) at aniierinet iaite point (it the lever (11 whit-h is similar lug lo a ievern1- roilei' min engaging the anti iuicriiineil cu-z xiziiiy with thelimit er ether suitable :Hiilih hie ting the two iugs so as to limitangle between the ruiier imn his swing drive ills serves tn 1 it fnic'nned at its end and *i ussen lily he); (i. \viil ulwr ent with iihejusti i 72- in the fermwi posiiun of ihe box, which is re.. neel ivyswans :ing (1 t its initial pwitien in regist r with the assembler (i i1 and 5) which the matrices are fed .1 um Lin iZii'iLS into the assemblyhex. he justifying vise ,l; (Figs 1, 3, $3) 1* mms' 'nu-ted andupei'ziteii ii ,i the i :2. i e ss Patent hie 5346801 190%"), but in a'fier to make pz'ovisiun fin (i'iiiez'ent 'ionts me sures it, fitted.with a sis]; ui scziies 5 "winning with those iip iiieii to the Iii? inthe sssemhiy box, which coiipemte' will an index F)" 021 the muvuhieiijsw f the visa. Moreover, the spring 3) which sins-es the iunvuhie jaw(m to the iine matrices in (Fig. nmunted on sieeve a? which can he aniiusef. and k nnpeii, in any (iBHilQLi i( l]{,1'iiilaill'l2li pnsi- 3%} 0nthe vise s0 that the i'eiguii'e i pressure :3 movable jaw i') may hemaintained and 3y of the measure oi the line. he? *5 (Fig 5) under thejustiffv'ing me my ii 011 "which, i'viiienpzutiy CiGViltE-(i, thesti'i'ying HPM'Q mziti'ii'es m, rest, is mminteii st?- thtt it may heset accurately pail iiei with the ways if on which the mat rises m andthis is preferably effected by pivnting the bar if at an interinviiitepoint Z)? on the justifying 1 l and :3) anti :irfiiisting the arms uithe bai- I)" for pain i by means of set-serene (5 screivm '5 01'! the si-ie rl aims tinq' sin-face of the in: mere W 09' Jim ends.

' v slide 0" is inclcai between i iirzeu g de and ii. i'iiuvui'ie("lamp 1) fit? th. f 'ying spin-e matrices m have .i ee1 e s and beforethe wise i) is 11+ miss: n 1:111 in the manner described in thespecification shove nientiened, but provision znniletux insuring thatthe slide 5 Wiii he lacked within sfieiiuite 'r nge of angulariiiuvelnent (it the rank M which is ope'ated tln'uugh pit-man Z'.

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l'iVQU pusher ifiliCil, on being mi l into the position shown 5. As; thematrices m reach the 1011 paint they are sliced Qif one by L :i z'en'ovsting separation piunger 0* ivliii-h pi the matrices in successionin rent 01" the gil-usei'itatiun plunger 0 by Xliitii each imztiix inturn is urged outward i the mold it will he untiers-teud that acts? :1have the ahmsoters Hi 10 on one (it their sides. "L insure that thematrix we Wii'i not ts position while being ldi'lliCQCi to h .n'mhl(Figs. 3, ll, 12) midfietherefmin time face (if the presentaiiiingfil'(Figs. 1-9, is provided h ir-geti. pizmgers 10 which. press Pei-wind isits guide flanges on 1" we 01' i'he plunger and by the friction 1Piii'ilti it firmiy in. its proper ineiiientniiy prevent any icy for ipnunger 0 (Fig. 4). ;:es, (in being dispiaceii j 1mm after ifiSURg 15etshe mi; at the IQiiEiI-S 0? triage 0 (1 3 19,

320) i- :h is urged fun y by 21, s ring 0* as m pron: i sniiicieni;friction in )FGVEIit he matrix to return and so he withdraw cf the sur-V.; min the mohi aiter casting.

"tei' casting are in-eught t0- -ussemhiy box p (Figs. 4, 6, an manner,but as by the inveninn this viz-assembly box is n an eniiwise movementas Well as a vui'tii-nl siiiiing' :n -ment in being moved in i. iun inwhich the matrices are 11121 i'riwi to if sennncl elevator, means arepi-untied vfor pi" e inent settingup a; swing of the matrices abouttheir points of support, such meanseonsisting" 0i :1 fixetimemhez' 01'Wall 39- extending (H1 one side along the length 01% the ii-:iSSP1Hi')iyin): against vim 'ilf'iill imiirines m and justifying space nmti'ices m/are pressed by an opposing spring urged siiilubie wall or member 19.

*nieney n The QIHlWiSQ movement; is given to the reassembly um visit israised to ihe positinn Whivh it uo'dperzites with the eieva tow mOl'dei" iting the endwise movematrix to feiiim' the re which wall the tobring it into alinement with the space matrixdistributer race-Way whichis substantially vertically above the initial position of the assemblybox thereby obviating any 5 increase in the length of the lower part ofthe machine.

The re-assembly box p (Figs. 1, 2, e, 5, G and 7 is mounted on a devicewhich will be distinguished as the first elevator as it oper- 10 ates tobring the re-assembly box into position to cooperate with the secondelevator which withdraws the character and ordinary space matrices fromthe justifying space matrix distributing race-way r and lifts them tothe matrix distributing bar. The first elevator consists of a block orslide g which is movable on a vertical or approximately vertical guide9' and has itself a longitudinal guideway 9 in which a slide 79 integralwith the re-assembly box p is fitted. The elevator block 9 is pivotallyconnected with an elevating lever 9 (Figs 2, 3, 4c and 7) which isfulcrumed on the end of a radius rod 9* turning on a fixed pivot 9 Anarm 9 fulcrumed co-axially with the elevating lever carries at its freeend a roller 9 which bears on a cam 70 on the line shaft 7.: therotation of which effects and controls the movements of the line ofmatrices. The

movement of this roller arm g is conveyed to the elevating lever 9through a spring connection g between the arm and the lever so as toobviate breakage in the event'of jamming or interruption and also insurethe due alinement of the re-assembly box in its elevated position withthe justifying space matrix distributing race-way r. The endwise mo mentof the re-assembly box is effected by means of a roller p (Figs 6 and 7)on the 40 re-assembly box p engaging in a suitably inclined or curvedguideway g thereby moving the longitudinal slide 12 of the re-assemblybox p in its guideway 9 Provision is made for adjusting the firstelevator g and the guide g on which it is mounted so that there-assembly box will in its lower operative position be in due alinementwith race-way 0 along which the matrices are moved by the re-assemblyplunger 5 0;? (Figs. i and 6) and in its upper position with the spacematrix distributing raceway T. For this purpose in the preferredconstruction the upper end of the guide g is pivotally connected with abolt 9 (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7) which is longitudinally adjustable ina lug g integral with a fixed bracket q thereby enabling the upper endof the guide to'be adjusted in a transverse direction, and the lower endof the guide 9 0 is clamped to the lower end of the fixed bracket Q12 insuch manner as to enable it to be adjusted transversely also. Anadjustable stop g 'is provided on the upper part of the fixed bracket g"or alternately on the 5 upper end of the guide or of the elevator blockto determine the upper limit of the movement of the re-assembly box p, asimi- 'lar adjustable step g being provided to de termine its lowerlimiting position. The upper bracket is fitted with a block 9 which 79is shaped on its lower side to conform with the upper ends of thejustifying space matrices m so that when the reassembly box p is broughtby the first elevator into its upper position any space matrix which isnot properly suspended in the re-assembly box will be forced down intoits proper position therein. The line of matrices is removed from there-assembly box 39 by means of an abutment plate or block 7' (Figs. 2,l, 6 and 7) which transfers them to the justifying space matrixdistributing raceway r, and in order that this and the subsequenttransference of the justifying space matrices m to their magazine may beeffected conveniently these movements are carried out in stages ashereinafter described. The abutment carriage 1 (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7is shifted by means of a slide 1' moving in longitudinal guide- .ways 1'and actuated through suitable link age, for example connecting rod 1*and cam lever 1 (Figs. 1, 2, 3) by means of a cam is on the line shaftis (Fig. 3) in the usual manner, but the slide r and carriage r are 5;so correlated that for the first of the two stages of the forwardmovement of the earriage the slide travels forward and back again. Atthis stage the matrices m are removed by the second elevator in theusual= manner. On the next forward movement of the slide r the carriager drives the justifying space matrices m into their magazine and on theensuing backward movement the slide retracts the carriage to theintermediate position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. The slide is thenagain moved forward independently of the carriage and on its returnmovement retracts the carriage to its initial position shown in fulllines in Fig. 6 ready to receive the next line of matrices. A springcontrolled strip r is inserted in one wall of the justifying spacematrix distributing raceway 1' to exert pressure on the leading matricesto prevent 1'15 swinging of the space matrices in the raceway and insuresmoothness of transfer. In the preferred construction by means of whichthese movements are effected the car-- riage r is fitted with two pawlsone r (Figs. 6 and 7 for effecting the forward movement and the other 1"the rearward movement. Each of these pawls cooperates'with a separatepair of notches 1' 9' and 1*, r in the slide r one at each end thereof.Thus in the first part of the forward movement of the carriage one ofthe pawls a engages the rear notch r of one of the pairs of notches onthe slide. The returnmovement of the slide brings the front notcliie ofthe elevator [I (l? pair into operative relation with the pawl r so asto eli'cct the second t the forward movement of the carriage.tyiinilzirly in retracting the carriage the other pawl 1- cooperatesfirst with the front notch T of the other pair of notches for effectingthe first stage of the return mm cnicnt and with the rear notch '1'during the second stage. The pmvle and notches when one pois'l is in a,notch the other pawl rests on plain part.- of first. stage of the i ."lmore lent oi the carriage a projccti n Won ti erotive pawl passes overon ,lincd on. the frmne and d" i n; to pr vent; the cat. i. being movedrearward frictionall tiring the return stroke of the slide r in the rot:-11 movement of the new dropped into on the slide posses GoingSlll'lllltili'lQOllS en-tliviec and vertical mm merits of tlicic-ossemhly box in hei brought into ellnenicu'; with the justify ngspace matrix di 1 uting; rece- Why 7' l" adjacent of the box; andraceway have to he beveled, and since the space matrices are supportedby their upper in s in the rc-r .:.\nl' jy hob; and by their loner ltingroce-vmy, it necte means for supporting nterval. when the upper rromrchssenil, hex

engage with the rails r and tin,

of the d hitting race-way, and t" temporary support is afforded by plotr in with the the raceway in line ,1: iorting rails or led .0 of therte-assembly 305.1 T- "o t. qw L1 i' M w, o inn}. Lint. LLlb gush ,ingblnlLE, ine- I'lCCS will not he picked up by the second elevator whichhits the other matrices to the (listril'iuter hot .i' (Fi t ends havenotches m edges w l glFig. T) in their nun rugr-xgc a rail or rib r" (iigs. 1, :3, i, e, U and 7 en ending longitudinally parallel with the jroily" spuce matrix diel'rihilting -W:iy.

The clistrihutr the I1'15il'll""" Y 'liicli they are l .1 together withsat ety Hen yenabling; the to he (lisw'nneetcd of known chnrzmler, lust{in imgn'oreim-nt is new (i footed in WI :h the eeron l elmzi'tor leYei'2f (Figs. 2 and all is pivoted i :o-:t, :i:=.llv with the radius od ifon which the first elevator lever {1" fulr'zruznewl and :1 lateralprojortion on the coin lever wl the second elevator lever t is fittedadjustull stop which cooperates with the first elerutor lever in suchmanner that should the reemlily 'iiUX 7) fail to rise from its lower nothe eccond elevator t-cd thereby ore are related that 21), their lowerch actuators n'lth an distributor box .9 (Figs. 1, 21) and. thusbringing into action the device above referred to and stopping themachine. In order to prevent more than one matrix being simultaneouslytransferred from the notched oer v in the distributer box 3 to thedistribute]: here lay the action of the usual 0 .loting plunger 3, itgone 8 (Figs. 21, is interposed in. the path of the unit-- riccs betweenthe distributer box .9 and the distributor hm s", which gage enu les onematrix to pass but orrents a second matrix presented sin'iultaneouslywith the first by enygiggenient with the ear 112- of the said ecc- 0ndmatri the thickness of the cars of the various different matrices beingsuch that the greatest is less than twice the thickness of theS'fllilllQSh.

i i 115- i moi] Sll-ftfif- I l and S) unclutchcd fron'i dri ing shaftjust pri )1" to and during e "astirg operation by means of a stud or era rotating; with the line shaft which Iplaccs a lever 19 and therebyWithdraws the hitches as desrrihed in the shove menioned specificationand permitting the clutch. which couples alternatively the line ift; rodcasting sin-1ft with the driving aft to he automnlimlly shifted into thethe inmroved machine intended to be run at a greater spe d thanhitherto, provision is made for arresting the line shaft positively whenthis action occursv This is effected by means of 21 stop lever Iii whichso correlated with the latch rclcnsing lever A? by a pin and slotconnection that when the latter displaced bv the stud or finger the endof the stop lever si inultmieously l'n'ought into the pull; ol. the studas shown in Fig. 8 or other suitable projection and thereby arrests theline shaft A1. The stop lever is prefer-ably fillCl'llHlC-(l at itslower one on it block of lead L or otncr similar material with theobject of preventing rebound of the line shaft when the stop comes intooperation.

in British Letters Patent specification No. 155 ,08 of 1906 :1 devicedescribed which operates on the completion of the casting of a linetokliscouncrftthe casting shaft from the driving shaft. According to thepresent invention 21 supplementary device is provided to preventover-running of the asting shaft and ""()Clll(3(l mechanism when thecasting shaft unclutc'hed. This conof a Spring butler stop which ispivotzilly moi'uitcd on a lever j" (Figs. 4;, 1t 17) t'ulcruincd on theframe and adopted to be shifted by suitable means simultaneously withthe unclutching of the casting shaft so as to bring the butter stop intothe path of o stud or projection 51" on one of the cam disks on thecasting Shaft The buffer siliori in which the casting shaft is cOustopconsists of a pair of opposed buffer arms or levers one of which j ispivoted on the free end of the lever j and the other 3' is pivoted on alink or frame j" which itself is pivotally mounted on the lever y'co-axially with the arm Between the outer ends of the buffer arms isinterposed a strong spring j. When the stud y" in its rotationencounters the first arm j it thrusts it aside andwith it-the frame jwhich turns freely outward upon its pivot. The normal position'o'f thesecond buffer arm j is 'as shown in dotted lines-in F ig..16. In thisposition the arm j is encountered by the stud j, the spring is furthercompressed and the frame 7" and buffer arm j return to the positionshown in Fig. 16 which position is determined by a pin 7' on the frame7' being arrested by a stop 7" on the lever 7'". In this position thearm arrests rebound of the shaft j.'

In the casting apparatus, the sheath c (Fig. 10) encircling the pumpnozzle 1; in stead of being pressed tightly against the back or coneplate n of the mold as has been the practice hitherto is arrested justin contact with orpreferably just clear of the mold'by means of a stop v(preferably adjustaldle) on the pump swinging frame 2) cooperating withan abutment on the mold bracket n or other suitable part of theapparatus. In'order that the surplus metal should not leak'past theclearance between the nozzle sheath o and cone plate a the latter isformed with a protuberance n encircling the coned aperture andprojecting a short distance into the nozzle sheath.

The gases from the heating burner after being ledaroundthe nozzle in theknown manner are returned over the top of the pot to heat the surface ofthe metal as shown by the arrows in Fig. 10, and in order to preventoxidation or other chemical reaction between the gases and the moltenmetal a metalpartition o is interposed to form a closed flue for thegases. To prevent the pivot joint-o between the p umpzplunger o and theconnecting rod '2) being clogged with dross from the melted metal, thejoint is inclosed within a sleeve e which is screwed over the end of theplunger and extends some distance above the level of the metal. In orderto prevent damage due to starting, the pump when the metalis solid andalso to provide a means for adjusting the puinp to give the preciseimpulse neces* sary with this apparatus to produce perfect type, aspring c (Fig. 2) is interposed'between the actuating cam lever o andthe lever and rocking beam '0 which is coupled to. the pump connectingrod '0 and means such as nut '0 are provided-for adjustingthe tension ofthe spring.

As the mold has to be changed for each change of type body it becomesnecessary to flange n on the angle plate.

provide means by which such interchange may be quickly and accuratelyaccomplished, andthis is done by supporting the lower edge of the angleplatea of the mold n (Figs. 11, 12) on the ends of vertical set screws'12- in the mold bracket 02. which are adjustedonce for all forhorizontality of the mold. ,The angle plate is made with flanges at thetwo ends one of which n is square and abuts against a round stop atprojecting from the mold bracket being urged up against the stop by theaction of a clamping bolt n with an inclined face a which is drawn tightagainst the corre: spondingly inclined edge of' the other The square nis also clamped to the mold bracket by means of a suitable clamping boltn", and preferably spring washers n are interposed between the moldbracket and the nuts on the two bolts.

When the types are cast they are raised in succession by means of themold cross slide, operating in the well known manner, to a position fromwhich they are pushed laterally by means of a plunger 10 (Figs. 11 and12) connected-with a'cam-driven lever to, by means of'which they areassembled in a receiving race-way w 12, 14) in which they are gripped bya spring urged bead in or beads, engaging in nicks in the type. Sincethese beads should press the types with more or less equal forcewhatever font of type is being cast, they are mounted in a plate '10having a longitudinal but slightly inclined groove 10 into whichprojects pins '20 carried by a second plate to which is slidablelongitudinally in a guidew. Consequently when this second plate is movedone way or the other the plate 10 carrying the bead or beads isvertically moved toward or from the type raceway. A clamp w and scale10* are provided for setting the bead plate according to the size oftype.

W'hen the line of east types isassembled in the raceway w, this racewayis swung through 90 upon the shaft-10 (shown dotted in Fig. 11) so as tobring the type from a horizontal position into a vertical position inline with the space 11 between the rule f and the front of the galleypusher y?. T ie line of type is advanced from this position by a pusherw, operated by a cam-driven lever w, to a position in front of thegalley pusher.

The galley shaft 00 (Figs. 2 and 15) itself is driven through bevelgearing from the line shaft and as it has to rotate at the same .speedasthe latter but cannot practically be driventhrough equal gear wheelsowing to exigencies of space available, itis necessary to drive throughgear which increases the speed and then reduces again. In the preferredarrangement a two to one ratio is (Figs. 11, 4

closing action of a spring a sleeve on which said spring is mounted, andmeans for adjusting the sleeve in any desired longitudinal position onthe vise.

7. In typographic machines, a justifying race way and justifying slide,a bar below the race way pivotally mounted on the slide at anintermediate point and means for adjusting the level of the bar.

8. In typographic machines, a separating plunger operating to displaceeach matrix laterally in turn, a presentation plunger operating toadvance the displaced matrices in turn to close the mold and havingguides for the matrix on its face, and small springurged plungersmounted in the face of said presentation plunger and operating to presseach matrix in turn forward in the guides and hold it firmly in positionwhile being advanced to close the mold.

9. In typographic machines, a re-assembly box in which the matrices arebrought together after casting, a second elevator to which they aretransferred from the re-assembly box, means for moving the re-assemblybox from one position to another by simultaneous endwise and verticalsliding movements and means for preventing the matrices swinging abouttheir points of suprt during said movement.

10. In typographic machines, a substantially vertical fixed guide, afirst elevator mounted to slide in said guide, a re-assembly box mountedto slide in said first elevator, an elevating lever and means actuatedby a cam on the line shaft to actuate the elevating lever, substantiallyas described.

11. In typographic machines, a re-assembly box, a first elevator wherebythe reassembly box is shifted from one operative position to another,and means for insuring accurate registration of the re-assembly box withits cooperating devices in the said positions. l

12. In typographic machines, means for transferring the matrices fromthe re-assembly box to their magazine comprising a carriage, areciprocating slide for shifting said carriage actuated from the lineshaft, said slide and carriage being so correlate that the full forwardmovement as also the full backward movement of the carriage is effectedin two stages during each of which the slide is twice reciprocated.

13. In typographic machines, a matrix carriage, a reciprocating slideactuating said carriage and means for driving said slide and carriage,said means being adapted to move the carriage forward from its initialto an intermediate position in which the ordinary matrices are removedfrom the carriage, and subsequently to move the carriage again forwardto drive the justifying space matrices into their magazines.

14:. In typographic machines, justifying space matrices having notchesin the edges of their lower ends, a justifying space matrix distributingraceway, and a rail extending longitudinally parallel with the saidraceway and engaging in the said notches of the justifying spacematrices,

substantially as described.

15. In typographic machines, a first elevator for transferring there-assembly box from its lower to its upper position, a second elevatorby which the ordinary matrices are lifted from the matrix carriage,means for operating the first elevator, and means for operating thesecond elevator, the said latter means comprising an adjustable stopwhich cooperates with the means for operating the first elevator toarrest the second elevator actuating mechanism should the re-assemblybox. fail to rise from its lower position.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witneses.

HENRY JAMES SYlll Y GlLBEltT-STRINGER. PERCY WALTER DRbilT.

\Vitnesscs:

Josnrn \VILLARD, WALTER J. SKERTEN.

